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Med Term -- 7 Urinary System
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09/06/2011

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urea, creatinine, and uric acid
Definition
waste products of proteins
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Renin
Definition
secreted by kidneys; raises blood pressure (keeps blood moving through kidney)
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Erythropoietin
Definition
a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow
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Retroperitoneal
Definition
behind the peritoneum; kidneys are found here
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Cortex
Definition
means bark; outter most layer of kidney
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Medulla
Definition
means marrow; inner region of kidney
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Hilum
Definition
a depression on the medial border of the kidney; blood vessles and nerves pass through here
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Trigone
Definition
a triangular region at the base of the bladder where the ureters enter and the urethra exits
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Urinary meatus
Definition
externa opening of the urethra
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Glomerulus/
Glomeruli
Definition
colelction of tiny capillaries
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Glomerular (Bowman) capsule
Definition
cup like structure that collects water, sugar, salts, and wastes
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Renal tubule
Definition
attached to the glomerular capsule
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secretion
Definition
final stage; acids, drugs, and potassium as a salt
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Nephron
Definition
glomerulus + renal tubule
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Renal pelvis
Definition
all collection tubules lead here
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Calyx/
Calyces
Definition
cup like structures of the renal pelvis
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Cali/o
calic/o
Definition
Calyx
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cyst/o
Definition
urinary bladder
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glomerul/o
Definition
glomerulus
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meat/o
Definition
meatus
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nephr/o
Definition
kidney
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pyel/o
Definition
renal pelvis
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ren/o
Definition
kidney
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trigon/o
Definition
trigone
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ureter/o
Definition
ureter
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urethr/o
Definition
urethra
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vesic/o
Definition
urinary bladder
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albumin/o
Definition
albumin (protein in blood)
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azot/o
Definition
nitrogen
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bacteri/o
Definition
bacteria
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dips/o
Definition
thirst
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kal/o
Definition
potassium
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ket/o
keton/o
Definition
ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
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natr/o
Definition
sodium
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noct/o
Definition
night
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olig/o
Definition
scanty
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-poietin
Definition
substance that forms
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py/o
Definition
pus
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-tripsy
Definition
crushing
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ur/o
Definition
urine (urea)
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urin/o
Definition
urine
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-uria
Definition
urination; urine condition
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enuresis
Definition
involuntary discharge/bed-wetting
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nocturia
Definition
voluntary frequent urination at night
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turbid
Definition
cloudy urine
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pyuria
Definition
pus in the urine
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albuminuria
Definition
protein in the urine
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interstitial nephritis
Definition
inflammation of the connective tissure that lies between the renal tubules
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nephrolithiasis
Definition
kidney stones (renal calculi)
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neprotic syndrome (nephrosis)
Definition
group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine
edema and hypoalbuminemia
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polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Definition
multiple fluid-filled sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney;
asymptomatic- until middle age then hematuria, UTI, nephrolithiasis.
Other type- infants or children, results in renal failure
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pyelonephritits
Definition
inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal raechyma
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parenchyma
Definition
essential and distinctive tissue of an organ;
nephrons = renals parenchyma
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renal cell carcinoma;
hypernephroma
Definition
cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood
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renal failure
Definition
kidney decreases excretion of wastes as a result of impaired filtration function;
acute- ACF
chronic- CRF
chronic kidney disease- (CKD) range from 1-5
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renal hypertension
Definition
high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease
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wilms tumor
Definition
malignant tumor of the kidney occuring in childhood
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diabetes insipidus
Definition
antidiuretic hormone is not secreted adequately, or the kidney is resistant to its effect;
lack of ADH prevents water from being reabsorbed into the blood stream;
insipidus means tasteless
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diabetes mellitus
Definition
insulin is not secreted adequately or not used properly in the body;
glycosuria, hyperglycemia, polyuria, polydispia
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blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
Definition
measurement of urea levels in blood
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creatinine clearance
Definition
measurement of the rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney; measures glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
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CT scan
Definition
x-ray images show multiple cross-sectional and other views of organs and tissues; with or without contrast; tumors, cysts, abscesses, hydronephrosis
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kidneys, ureters, and bladder (KUB)
Definition
x-ray examination (withOUT contrast) of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder; size and location
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renal angiography
Definition
x-ray examination (with contrast) of the blood vessels of the kidneys; shows bleeding within a kidney and renal artery stenosis
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retrograde pyelogram (RP)
Definition
x-ray imaging of the renal pelvis and ureters after injection of contrast through a urinary cathete into the ureters froim the bladder, shows stones and obstructions
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voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)
Definition
x-ray record (with contrast) of the urinary baldder and urethra obtained while that patient is voiding
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ultrasonography
Definition
imaging of urinary tract structures using high-frequency sound waves;
kidney size, tumors, hydronephrosis, polycystic kidney disease, urethral and bladder obstruction
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radioisotope scan
Definition
image of the kidney after injection a radioactive substance into the bloodstream;
size and shape of kidney and its functioning, narrowing of blood vessels, diagnose obstructions, and determine individual functioning of each kidney
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Definition
changing magnetic field produces images of the kidney and surrounding structures in three planes of the body
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cystoscopy
Definition
direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscope;
tumors, calculi, inflammation
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Dialysis
Definition
process of separation nitrogenous waste materials from the blood
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Hemodialysis (HD)
Definition
arteriovenous fistula;
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peritoneal dialysis (PD)
Definition
fluid injected into peritoneal cavity, waste in capillaries pass out of blood stream, fluid removed
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lithotripsy
Definition
urinary tract stones are crushed
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extracorporeal (ESWL)
Definition
shock waves directed toward the stone from the outside of the body
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renal angioplasty
Definition
dialation of narrowed areas in renal arteries
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renal biopsy
Definition
removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination
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renal transplant
Definition
surgical transfer of a kidney from a donor to a recipient
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urinar catheterization
Definition
passage of a flexible, tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary baldder
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Foley catheter
Definition
held in place by balloon
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